Apparatus for measuring and filling quantitiles of semiliquids, dough, or similar fluent material



March 8, 1938. w. DRESE APPARATUS FOR MEASURING AND FILLING QUANTITIES OF SEMILIQUIDS, DOUGH, OR SIMILAR FLUENT MATERIAL Filed June 15', 1957 Patented Mar. 8, 1938 APPARATUS FOR MEASURING AND Fume QUANTITIES or ssmuoums; DOUGH, on snmma FLUENT MATERIAL Wilhelm Drese, Dusseldorf, Germany Application due 15, 1937, Serial No. 148,378

In Germany June 18, 1936 8 Claims. (Cl. 221-102) The invention relates to an apparatus for measuring and filling quantities of semi-liquids, dough, or similar fluent material like soft cheese or tooth paste;

One object of the invention is to create a reliable apparatus for filling the mentioned materials in packages for the retail sale. It is furthermore an aim of the invention to enable a quick dismantling for the purpose of cleaning and an easy fitting together again.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

In the'illustrated apparatus a funnel I is arranged in connection with a measuring chamber 2 of the cylinder 3 fixed to a suitable frame. The measuring chamber 2 can be separated from the filling funnel I by a slide 4 moving up and down in an inclined direction. The operation of the slide valve 4 takes place by means of the angle lever 5, 6 being connected with the slides I I by the link I and being supported pivotably on the shaft 8. The horizontal slide 9 closing the outlet of the cylinder 3 is connected with the arm 6 of the angle lever 5, 6 by the link-Ill. The

angle lever 5, 6 is actuated by the cam Il moving in the direction of the arrow. This cam is fixed to a shaft rotatably arranged in bearings on the frame of the apparatus. The mentioned shaft may be driven in any suitable manner, for

'instance by an electric motor or by belt. It is for the plunger I3. The connection between the plunger and the dise'crank is performed by a connecting rod I4, the open head of which grips easily detachable over the plunger bolt- I6. The

slides 4 and 9 are also connected detachably with their links 1 and III in the same way. In-

stead of therods with open heads also other easily detachable connections can be employed,

such as socket pins or the like.

The gudgeon ll of the crank I8 is adjustable in a known. manner for adjusting the stroke of the plunger I3. The working method is as follows:

, The-material to be measured and filled-e. g., soft cheese-is stored in the funnel I. As soon as the empty container I9 has been placed below the outlet of the cylinder 3 the'device is started I by pressing the starting lever 20. By this the cam II moves in the direction of the arrow, the plunger I3 moves to the right,'and since the slide 4 is in an open position and the slide '9 ma closed position, the plunger sucks a quantity 5 of soft cheese out of the filling funnel I into the measuring chamber 2. As soon as this chamber is filled the slide 4 closes the opening between the compartments I and 2. The slide 9 opens the outlet of the cylinder 3, and the plunger I3 10 presses the soft cheese out of the measuring device into the open container placed below, whereupon the device stops, and after declutching the coupling the new working operation is started. What I claim as my inventlonand desire to secure by Letters. Patent, is:

1. An apparatus for measuring and filling quantities of semi-liquids, dough or like fluent material comprising a measuring chamber, a plunger or piston arranged in said measuring chamber, slide valves for closing the inlet and outlet of said measuring chamber, and a single disc shaped as a disc crank for reciprocating said plunger or piston and as a cam for driving said slide valves.

2. In an apparatus according to claim 1, the fact that those ends'of said piston and of said slide valves, which are connected with the links of the drive, are arranged at the same side of the apparatus. 1

3. An' apparatus according to claim 1 having two slide valves'operated by a two-armed lever, every arm of which connected with a single slide valve.- I I 4. An apparatus for measuring and filling quantities of-semi -liquids, dough or like fluent material comprising a measuring chamber, a

' plunger or piston arranged in said measuring chamber, a crank drive for reciprocating said plunger or piston, jslide valves for closing the 40 inlet and outlet 'of said measuring chamber, a cam drive for operating said slide valves, and easily detachable meansfor connecting the slide valves with the cam drive and the plunger orpiston with the crank drive; said easily detach- 45 able means consisting in connecting rods provided at their heads with open slots arra'n'gedtransverse to the longitudinal extension of said connecting'rods. I

5. An apparatus for measuring and fillin quantities of semi-liquids, dough or like fluent material comprisinga measuring chamber,: a plungeror piston arranged insaid measuring chamber, slide valves for closing the" inlet andoutlet of said measuring chamber, a single disc 55 plunger orpisumendasammfor drivinz-sald slide and etmnecting rods provided with openheedslinkedtosaidustunmdtomdsllde valves.

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